A blow from your friend is better than a kiss from your enemy.
You should make great things, not promising great things.
The oldest, shortest words - 'yes' and 'no' - are those which require the most thought.
Thou shalt likewise know that according to Law, the nature of this universe is in all things a like.
Concern should drive us into action and not into a depression. No man is free who cannot control himself.
So in life, some enter the services of fame and others money, but the best choice is that of those few who spend their time in the contemplation of nature, and as lovers of wisdom.